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Florida braced for brutal impact from Hurricane Milton

Season 2024 Episode 284 | 7m 47s

Hurricane Milton is on track to make landfall in Florida overnight and poses a major threat to coastal cities like Tampa, Ft. Myers, Sarasota and St. Petersburg. Milton's outer bands have already hit the state and triggered a few tornadoes. William Brangham reports from Florida's west coast and Geoff Bennett has an update on the storm from National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan.

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